The Anchor School
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday June 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Committee Members Present
J. Burton (remote), N. LeBlanc (remote), S. Stewart (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
Committee Members who arrived after the meeting opened
J. Burton
Guests Present
J. Pinto Taylor (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
N. LeBlanc called a meeting of the Governance Committee of The Anchor School to order on Wednesday Jun 3, 2026 at 7:04 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
N. LeBlanc made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 05-11-26.
S. Stewart seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
J. Burton arrived at 7:07 PM.
II. Governance
A.
Board Evaluation
Strengths (GC-observed)
- Strong board engagement during board meetings
- Good use of time in board and committee meetings
- Onboarding new members was faster than ever
- In-house governance training was well-received
- Interest in keeping this in-person
Opportunities (GC-observed)
- Board member meeting attendance
- Move to virtual hopefully will help
- Board member engagement with school and community events
Action Item
- Nicole will draft a survey to capture Board member sentiment
- Jasmine will share high-level results in Community Engagement updates at June board meeting
B.
SY26-27 Board Committees & Officials
- Decommissioning the Community Engagement (ad-hoc) task force
- Donovan Group (Brand/Marketing) is taking on more of this work
- PTO is ramping up, needs to become 501(3) c — who gets this over the line?
- PTO oversight does not need to be a Board-level function permanently; outside the scope of governance
- Dr. PT sees a way for TAS leadership to nurture and oversee this relationship (perhaps Kynea)
- Officials — formal vote happens at the August 2027
Action Items
- Jasmine and Nicole will follow up with Board members about board official roles
C.
LKES Succession Planning
- LKES meetings happen 3x a year
- Shanice and Jasmine can get credentialed to become LKES evaluators for SY26
Action Items
- Confirm a date and time for the end-of-year evaluation for this school year
- Jasmine and Shanice to get credentialed for LKES before our August board meeting
D.
Succession Planning
- Next steps: Plan prospect interviews
E.
TAS Advisory Council
- Nicole doesn't feel like we planned this with enough leeway to start Fall 2026
- Jasmine: Can we open committees? Lower lift instead of starting new body
Action Items
- Nicole to pick open committee discussion back up with GC and Morgan
N. LeBlanc made a motion to Add Bylaws quick discussion to this agenda.
S. Stewart seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Bylaws
- Will review async one last time before June board vote/adoption
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:21 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
N. LeBlanc
Documents used during the meeting
None
Quick note: Staff Handbook